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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 2001
Page
7
The Ottawa Library announces new books audio and videos about American veterans and the military in Library Line on page 12. The collection adds titles covering wars service branches and memoirs to broaden reader access.
Tonight clear with lows in the lower 40s to mid 40s. Sunday sunny highs near 65 with Sunday night mostly clear lows in the mid 40s. Monday sunny with highs in the mid 60s. Light northeast wind shifts to southeasterly breezes through the period. Page 12.
Art Geiss recalls December 1945 return to Ottawa after the 96th Infantry Division survived the Philippines and Okinawa. Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war, sparking overwhelming joy among his unit. His son Steve, a Kansas guard member, notes his father’s delayed, emotional sharing and memory recovery through a unit history.
This tribute recalls the 381st Infantry fighting in World War II. It traces their hard training in Oregon, the October forty four landing, Okinawa campaigns, and the final victory marking VJ Day. It honors the soldiers who endured mud, rain, snakes, and enemy fire.
Ottawa Vision will mail a public mail survey to every household next week. Three public meetings scheduled for next week will be postponed until after the survey. Blaine Finch, Vision chairman, says the survey asks concerns and priorities for Ottawa's future and should take under 10 minutes to complete. About 4,000 surveys will be mailed. See VISION page 3.
The Ottawa Board of Education will hear Paul Gump, a retired University of Kansas professor, present findings on elementary school buildings. He was hired in January to compare options including neighborhood, attendance center, and centralized facilities. A bond issue to revamp facilities could be placed before voters by November 2002.
Former Benny Lohman of Fair Way spoke to Wellsville High School students Friday morning for the Veterans Day program. Lohman served as a Marine in World War II, was captured by the Japanese, and endured three years and five months as a prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan.
Kansas lawmakers face a $375 million funding gap for fiscal 2003 to cover social services highway projects and higher education. Officials warn it will require new revenues or cuts. The state also must manage $265 million in additional commitments while medicaid costs rise, complicating balancing the budget.
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